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(in predicted order of finish) 1. Spurs 2013-14: 62-20. Coming: Kyle Anderson. Going: No one of significance. Despite all of their sustained success, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they never had reached the NBA Finals in consecutive years until last season. For them to win consecutive championships — and reach the NBA Finals for the third season in a row — small forward Kawhi Leonard must sustain the high level he showed while earning the MVP award in the 2014 Finals against the Heat. 2. Clippers 2013-14: 57-25. Coming: Owner Steve Ballmer, Spencer Hawes, Jordan Farmar, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Ekpe Udoh, C.J. Wilcox. Going: Owner Donald...

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(in predicted order of finish)
1. Spurs
2013-14: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
Despite all of their sustained success, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they never had reached the NBA Finals in...

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James felt like he owed Cleveland fans after a miserable home opener. He repaid them Monday with his first triple-double of the season on a night all of the Cavaliers' stars shined brightly.
James had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10...

The interest level seemed to dip considerably when it was announced Friday evening that Anthony Davis wouldn't play for the New Orleans Pelicans against the Clippers.
The Pelicans were a young and inconsistent team missing their best player. The Clippers...

Paul Millsap and his Atlanta teammates didn't sound terribly concerned about the end of the Hawks' franchise-record 19-game winning streak. After all, the Hawks' 115-100 loss to surging New Orleans on Monday night — in a game marked by Anthony Davis'...

Anthony Davis extended his massive arms early in the third quarter, grabbing a lob and stuffing it through the basket.
About a minute later, Blake Griffin took a pass from Chris Paul in transition and drove for a ferocious one-handed dunk.
Back and...

The Lakers are getting increasingly difficult to predict, losing last week to the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-12) but winning Sunday against the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors (13-4).
At 4-13, it's almost always a safer bet to pick...

Jamal Crawford has already gotten past the player he is chasing in NBA sixth-man-of-the-year lore.
Crawford was a 16-year-old high schooler playing in an open gym when he used his crossover dribble to maneuver around Detlef Schrempf, then a forward for...

The Americans face Mexico in the World Cup on Saturday.USA! USA! USA!Oh ... it's the World Cup of basketball, not soccer.Never mind.Frankly, I'm still more intrigued by the Seattle Seahawks' manhandling of Green Bay than I am whether Team USA can cover,...

“Player development” is one of the most commonly used phrases around Amway Center these days. So it would be easy to conclude that player development has been an Orlando Magic weakness over the last few years.That conclusion would be inaccurate.Although...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The way the Orlando Magic offense performed Christmas night, you would have thought the team has an entirely new cast, not just a couple of additions here and there.Two frustrating scoring draughts — each lasting about a quarter, each...

SACRAMENTO — Dwight Howard's request to be traded still stands, and the Orlando Magic's general manager doesn't feel the team has done much to change the superstar's mind. "Nothing has changed," Howard said before the Magic faced the Sacramento...

OKLAHOMA CITY — David Stern sounds unconcerned about the apparent trend of superstars leaving small- or mid-market cities for the bright lights of larger markets. Asked how he wants to see Dwight Howard's situation play out and whether he's concerned...

MILWAUKEE — On a night the Orlando Magic qualified for the playoffs, the team showed it's not ready for the playoffs, at least not yet.
The Magic turned the ball over and over again on Wednesday. They missed too many free throws. They allowed their...

As tipoff approached Wednesday night, Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said he had no doubt his players would begin their game against the Washington Wizards with plenty of energy.
Something concerned him, though. He worried what would happen if the...

Stan Van Gundy and many of his players claim that their team rejuvenated its spirit in recent days. They cannot pinpoint how it happened, exactly. They only say that something changed just before or during their gritty win Saturday night in Philadelphia....

The Orlando Magic have expanded their list of head-coaching candidates, adding former Detroit Pistons head coach and current Philadelphia 76ers associate head coach Michael Curry to the list of people under consideration.Five others are up for the Magic...

NEW ORLEANS, La. --- If this isn't rock bottom, what is?
The Orlando Magic completed a forgettable week Friday night, falling to the hapless New Orleans Hornets 93-67 on Friday night at New Orleans Arena.
Continuing to have trouble scoring even when not...

Something ails the Orlando Magic.Is it fatigue created by a brutal schedule? Or is something deeper at work?Whatever the case, the team looks awful right now.The Magic lost for the fourth time in five games Sunday, falling 106-85 on their home floor to...